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A Wealth of Words - WestWords Fundraising Dinner

A Wealth of Words - WestWords Fundraising Dinner - Has Ended

 23 May, 2019 - 23 May, 2019
 Thu 6:30pm - Thu 10:00pm
 Manning Road
  Camperdown, NSW
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"Working with WestWords changed my life.  It’s helped me with my confidence, it’s helped me with my writing skills, with how I write, with the way I view writing. They basically made me a better person."

Ali, a 15-year-old student at Granville Boys High School after the Landscape, Place and Me project

WestWords believes in the power of literature and literacy (written, oral and visual), self-expression and creativity to change the lives of young people and children and the experience of communities within Western Sydney.

Young people just like Ali.

We truly believe WestWords changes lives. In 2018 alone we partnered with over 30 organisations and an additional 29 primary and high schools working with 95 professional writers, educators, editors, and allied artists.

But we need YOUR support to reach even more young people, just like Ali.

Please join us for an evening of great food, excellent speakers, enticing silent auctions and fascinating conversation with published writers and illustrators who will share their personal stories and experiences at each table.

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Includes live music, three-course dinner and a drink upon arrival. A cash bar will be available.

MC: Richard Glover - Richard’s weekly humour column has been published in the Sydney Morning Herald for over twenty years. He writes regularly for The Washington Post and also presents the top-rating Drive show on ABC radio in Sydney. 

http://www.richardglover.com.au/biography/

Guest speakers:

Jane Caro - The common thread running through Jane's career is a delight in words and a talent for using them to connect with other people. Jane wears many hats including author, novelist, lecturer, mentor, social commentator, columnist, workshop facilitator, speaker, broadcaster and award-winning advertising writer and Walkley Award recipient.

http://wallmedia.com.au/jane-caro/

Bryan Brown AM - In his own words is a Sydney suburban boy shaped entirely by the western suburbs. An actor, producer and writer who was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2005 for services to film and television and for his support of community organisations.       

Music: Bonzer Ukulele and Singing Kollective - This group of Ukulele enthusiasts from Chatswood is led by Steve Lockwood, a musician with over 35 years of experience performing in bands, and running community music groups.                  

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WestWords. Our mission is to: • Encourage writing, reading and appreciation of literature amongst children and young people in the Greater Western Sydney region through a range of activities including workshops, exhibitions, and other literature-related programs • Stimulate community awareness of the importance of literature in the development of children and young people • Provide professional development opportunities for adults working with young people in schools, libraries and cultural institutions • Provide professional development for writers and artists from greater western Sydney • Work towards the establishment of a children’s and youth literature centre in western Sydney. Some achievements to date: • Reached more than 3000 children and young adults through our programs in schools, public libraries and partner cultural and community organisations • Piloted 4 in-school author residencies including Lethbridge Park PS “Writing Our Place” Aboriginal Writing Program • Partnerships with BYDS (Wildside Publications), Penrith City Council (Penrith Migrant Stories and St Marys Corner “Storymakers” program), Casula Powerhouse and Blacktown Arts Centre. • Coordinated 2 regional author tours • Provided employment to more than 40 writers, illustrators and other artists • Facilitated approximately 15 free author promotional visits to schools • Participated in 6 professional development sessions for teachers and librarians • Supported various Paint the Town REaD early literacy projects across the region • Provided on-going consultation and resourcing services to a range of individuals and organisations across the region and beyond. • Publication of writing by young people: Make a Picture Book and Penrith Migrant Stories collections • Performance by students from Rooty Hill HS at Sydney Writers’ festival 2011 after participating in Poetry Slam project developed by WestWords as part of Blacktown’s The Burbs annual youth festival

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